The Easter Bunny Can't Compete With The Ryan's®, HomeTown® Buffet, And Old Country Buffet® Virtual Easter Egg Hunt

GREER, S.C., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Forget hoppin' down the bunny trail… Easter's on its way and value hunters should hippity hop online to the Ryan's^®, HomeTown^®Buffet and Old Country Buffet^® websites to collect a basketful of delicious savings with their Virtual Easter Egg Hunt. You don't have to believe in the Easter Bunny to know that these deals are real and worth the hunt. Special treats include coupons for free kids meals, buy one get one free offers, and $1 off dinner savings. The online egg hunt is available until March 31, 2013.

"Our Virtual Easter Egg Hunt is a fun activity that allows us to engage with our guests and to provide some spring savings for families," said Alice Crowder, Vice President of Marketing for Buffets, Inc. "Each special egg features one of our most popular deals."

Visit the official websites for any of the Buffets, Inc. brands – Ryan's, HomeTown Buffet, Old Country Buffet, Fire Mountain^®, and Country Buffet^® – between now and Easter to join in the hunt. Look for the colorfully decorated Easter eggs that appear on the sites (each design inspired by a popular menu item at the chains), and click on any egg that pops up to reveal your special deal. Coupons are valid at all 337 buffet restaurants. One offer per visit, and excludes holidays.

Enjoy variety for Easter, and every day!
In addition to the variety of special offers available through the Virtual Easter Egg Hunt, the family-friendly buffet restaurants are serving up a special Easter menu at all their locations. Visit on Sunday, March 31, to enjoy a holiday menu featuring popular dishes like the Rancher's Select^® Sirloin, carved ham, pancakes, and omelets and eggs cooked to order during breakfast hours. The dinner menu includes grilled steak, butterfly shrimp, peel and eat shrimp, Mongolian Stir Fry, pot roast, the fresh salad bar, classic side dishes like scratch-made mashed potatoes, and everyone's favorite, the dessert bar. Individual menu items and pricing may vary by location. Please contact your local restaurant for specific operating hours.

The Springtime fun continues during Family Nights, Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. Prior to Easter, kids can celebrate the season with free bunny ears. Starting on Easter and every Family Night in April, all the buffet restaurants will be serving holiday-inspired cupcakes decorated with jellybeans. Plus, kids 11 years and younger eat for just 99 cents every Family Night. Limit two kids meals per adult dinner purchase.

For more information about Easter and the Virtual Egg Hunt, visit www.Ryans.com, www.HomeTownBuffet.com, www.OldCountryBuffet.com, www.FireMountainBuffet.com, or www.CountryBuffet.com.

About Buffets, Inc.
Buffets, Inc., the nations largest steak-buffet restaurant company, currently operates 347 restaurants in 35 states, comprised of 337 steak-buffet restaurants and 10 Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse restaurants. The restaurants are principally operated under the Old Country Buffet^®, HomeTown^® Buffet and Ryan's^® brands. Buffets employs approximately 18,000 team members and serves approximately 100 million customers annually.  For more information, visit www.Buffet.com.

SOURCE Buffets, Inc.